The land governance assessment framework : identifying and monitoring good practice in the land sector / Klaus Deininger, Harris Selod, and Anthony Burns.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Deininger, Klaus W., 1962-

Contributor:

Selod, Harris.

Burns, Anthony (Anthony F.)

World Bank.

Series:

Agriculture and rural development series

Agriculture and rural development

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Land use, Rural.

Land tenure.

Public lands--Management.

Public lands.

Physical Description:

xvi, 147 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : World Bank, [2012]

Summary:

Increased global demand for land underscores the need for well-designed, Country-level and policies to protect long-held rights, facilitate land access, and address constraints to growth. However, reforms are often technically complex, politically sensitive, and time consuming. It is thus critical to identify priority issues in a participatory; way have a clear understanding of how they fit into the, broader policy context, and be able to monitor improvements over time

The Land Governance Assessment Framework: Identifying and Monitoring Good Practice in the Land Sector presents a framework (the LGAF) to assess land governance at the country level, based on existing evidence. In doing so, the LGAF points toward areas where: further study is needed, identifies options for regulatory or institutional change, and/helps planning for the conduct and evaluation of pilot programs. The LGAF provides policy makers with a quick overview of the quality of land governance in five key areas:

rights recognition and enforcement

land use planning, land management, and taxation.

management of public land

public provision of land information

dispute resolution and conflict management.

While its design builds on extensive experience with-land- sector reform the LGAF differs from other assessment tools because it is. based on the involvement of stakeholders and experts at the local level in an inclusive process that can subsequently be built upon to monitor progress over time. The implementation and use of the LGAF in a growing number of countries also provide ways to identify good practice and share experience for policy reform, thus helping countries to move toward operationalzing international initiatives to improve land governance at the local, level.

This book describes the structure and rollout of the LGAF tool and includes detailed Case studies, based on its implementation in five selected countries: Ethiopia, Indonesia, the Kyrgyz Republic, Peru, and Tanzania.

Implementation manual and country reports are available online. The book will be of interest to land specialists and practitioners, policy makers, managers and experts from development institutions, and international and nongovernmental organizations, as well as academics.; Book jacket.

Contents:

Overview I

Background and Motivation I

Key Results and Policy Recommendations for Pilot Countries 3

Next Steps in Scaling Up LGAF Implementation 9

I Why Is a Land Governance Framework Needed? 11

Why It Is Important to Ensure Good Governance of the Land Sector 12

How Governance in the Land Sector Is Currently Assessed 15

The Challenges of Addressing Land Governance 20

Approach and Structure of the Report 21

Notes 22

References 24

2 Areas Covered by the Land Governance Assessment Framework 27

Legal and Institutional Framework 28

Land Use Planning, Management, and Taxation 31

Management of Public Land 32

Public Provision of Land Information 34

Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management 35

Notes 36

Reference 37

3 The Methodology for Applying the Land Governance Assessment Framework 39

The Assessment Framework 39

Compilation of Background Information 46

Expert Panels 47

A Cross-Sectoral and Participatory Approach: Integrating LGAF into the Policy Process 48

Notes 50

Reference 51

4 Applying the Land Governance Assessment Framework in Practice:

Evidence from Five Pilot Cases 53

Peru 53

Kyrgyz Republic 68

Tanzania 78

Ethiopia 90

Indonesia 107

Notes 124

References 130

5 Conclusion and Next Steps 133

Methodological and Process Lessons from the Pilot 133

Key Substantive Areas for Expansion of the LGAF 134

Where Should the LGAF Go from Here? 135

Notes 137

References 138.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780821387580

0821387588

9780821387597

0821387596

OCLC:

751922178